Cracklin' Rosie

I experienced a 'first' recently - I had my very first fire in my fireplace! I've never lived anywhere that had a working, functioning fireplace, so this was a big deal to me. I bought one of those special logs that are sold at any Walmart or home improvment store. It lit right up when I followed the directions and it looked beautiful! I bought the kind that is supposed to 'crackle' while burning, so I got the full effect. LOVE IT!

Maggie was very curious and got close to the fireplace just when I was lighting it, but really didn't go near it after that, so I'm thankful that she didn't want to play near the fire!